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'''''Borderline''''' is a 1950 American [[romance film|romantic]] [[crime film]] directed by [[William A. Seiter]], starring [[Fred MacMurray]] and [[Claire Trevor]], whose husband, [[Milton H. Bren]], co-produced the film. The supporting cast includes [[Raymond Burr]] and [[Morris Ankrum]].<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0042274|title=Borderline}}.</ref> |
'''''Borderline''''' is a 1950 American [[romance film|romantic]] [[crime film]] directed by [[William A. Seiter]], starring [[Fred MacMurray]] and [[Claire Trevor]], whose husband, [[Milton H. Bren]], co-produced the film. The supporting cast includes [[Raymond Burr]] and [[Morris Ankrum]].<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0042274|title=Borderline}}.</ref> |
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[[File:Borderline (1950 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Roy Roberts]], [[Claire Trevor]] and [[Fred MacMurray]] in ''Borderline'']] |
[[File:Borderline (1950 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Roy Roberts]], [[Claire Trevor]] and [[Fred MacMurray]] in ''Borderline'']] |
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Pete Ritchie ([[Raymond Burr]]) runs a [[narcotics]] [[smuggling]] operation to the USA from Mexico, which the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] and the US federal government have unsuccessfully tried to stop. Because of Ritchie's careful operating procedures, US authorities haven't even been able to find out the identities of his sources or customers and are desperate for a breakthrough |
Pete Ritchie ([[Raymond Burr]]) runs a [[narcotics]] [[smuggling]] operation to the USA from Mexico, which the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] and the US federal government have unsuccessfully tried to stop. Because of Ritchie's careful operating procedures, US authorities haven't even been able to find out the identities of his sources or customers and are desperate for a breakthrough. As a last resort, Madeleine Haley ([[Claire Trevor]]), an LAPD officer, is sent undercover to Mexico to charm her way into Ritchie's confidence. |
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Once there, Haley manages to establish contact with Ritchie's gang, but is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin ([[Fred MacMurray]]), a hoodlum working for a rival of Ritchie's and who also steals a load of Ritchie's narcotics. Haley plays along and joins Macklin on a smuggling trip for the stolen narcotics, with Ritchie in hot pursuit. |
Once there, Haley manages to establish contact with Ritchie's gang, but is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin ([[Fred MacMurray]]), a hoodlum working for a rival of Ritchie's and who also steals a load of Ritchie's narcotics. Haley plays along and joins Macklin on a smuggling trip for the stolen narcotics, with Ritchie in hot pursuit. |
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| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Screenplay by | Devery Freeman |
| Story by | Devery Freeman |
| Produced by | Milton H. Bren William A. Seiter |
| Starring | Fred MacMurray Claire Trevor Raymond Burr |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Edited by | Harry Keller |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Borderline is a 1950 American romantic crime film directed by William A. Seiter, starring Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor, whose husband, Milton H. Bren, co-produced the film. The supporting cast includes Raymond Burr and Morris Ankrum.[1]
Plot
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Pete Ritchie (Raymond Burr) runs a narcotics smuggling operation to the USA from Mexico, which the Los Angeles Police Department and the US federal government have unsuccessfully tried to stop. Because of Ritchie's careful operating procedures, US authorities haven't even been able to find out the identities of his sources or customers and are desperate for a breakthrough. As a last resort, Madeleine Haley (Claire Trevor), an LAPD officer, is sent undercover to Mexico to charm her way into Ritchie's confidence.
Once there, Haley manages to establish contact with Ritchie's gang, but is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin (Fred MacMurray), a hoodlum working for a rival of Ritchie's and who also steals a load of Ritchie's narcotics. Haley plays along and joins Macklin on a smuggling trip for the stolen narcotics, with Ritchie in hot pursuit.
Cast
- Fred MacMurray as Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin
- Claire Trevor as Madeleine Haley, aka Gladys LaRue
- Raymond Burr as Pete Ritchie
- Morris Ankrum as Bill Whittaker
- Roy Roberts as Harvey Gumbin
- Don Diamond as Deusik
- Nacho Galindo as Porfirio
- Pepe Hern as Pablo
References
- ^ Borderline at IMDb .
External links
- Borderline at IMDb
- Borderline is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Borderline at AllMovie
- Borderline at the TCM Movie Database
- Borderline at the American Film Institute Catalog
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